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Arvid Lindblad said he has missed “important mileage” because of technical problems, after losing track time again at the Miami Grand Prix weekend. Lindblad said: "In the end, there's still a lot to learn on my side. Obviously, it's another weekend where I've missed important mileage, which is a bit of a shame, but it is what it is."
Carlos Sainz says Formula 1 is still “quite a way” from fixing its qualifying problems, despite tweaks introduced to the regulations ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. Sainz said: "I think for quali, there is still quite a way to go. I'm not going to criticise it anymore, I'm just going to try and be proactive to keep insisting that this is not good enough for F1... I think we just need to convince a few PU manufacturers that this is not the answer that F1 should have in quali, and we need to keep improving."
Daniel Ricciardo says stepping back from Formula 1 has made his day-to-day life feel “more real”, after retiring from the sport following the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix when he was replaced at Racing Bulls by Liam Lawson. Ricciardo said: "I'm enjoying just the slower pace of life and ultimately being able to be in one place. Literally just the little things... when you're rushing things, it doesn't really feel real. It's kind of like a bit of a movie. So now life feels a little more real."
Carlos Sainz says he was impressed by how “flowing” and enjoyable the new Madring circuit felt after becoming the first driver to lap the track, which joins the Formula 1 calendar as the home of the Spanish Grand Prix. Sainz said: "I really enjoyed that. I just remembered the fun I have when I drive a car around a new track. Honestly, it's impressive, because I didn't expect to have so much fun. I didn't expect it to be so flowing, so wide, where you can actually lean on the car for so long, especially that open section, and I just realised how fast we were going. If we were going fast in this, imagine it in a Formula 1 car."
Oliver Bearman says the physical jump from Formula 2 to Formula 1 felt like a “crazy step” when he made his stand-in Ferrari debut at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Bearman said: "Because F2, for me, was easy physically. The neck was not even a factor. Then I did an F1 race, and my neck was everything. It was a crazy step. But a fun day, fun night."
Max Verstappen said the Nürburgring 24 Hours ended in a “very unfortunate and frustrating” way for the #3 Mercedes crew after a mechanical failure left them out of contention for victory. Verstappen said: "Very unfortunate and frustrating ending, but these things can happen. I still really enjoyed the experience together with Jules, Luggi and Dani. Thanks to the team and everyone around the track for your support."
Timo Glock was immediately disqualified from the Nürburgring 24 Hours overnight after stewards found he had failed to slow sufficiently for a Code 60 zone, with the former F1 driver’s DMSB Permit Nordschleife also withdrawn. Glock, driving the #69 Dörr Motorsport McLaren, was recorded at 112km/h in a 60km/h restricted zone and given a verdict of: “Stop-and-go time penalty of 82 seconds for this race and 2 DMSB penalty points,” which took him to four in total after two points from the 24h Qualifiers, triggering “Immediate disqualification of the driver T. Glock for this event and a general withdrawal of the DPN license.”
Max Verstappen told teammate Jules Gounon “we will be back mate” after Verstappen Racing’s #3 Mercedes was denied a potential Nürburgring 24 Hours win by a driveshaft problem. The Verstappen/Gounon/Lucas Auer/Daniel Juncadella crew had led by around 45 seconds after Verstappen’s final stint, but the issue struck shortly after Juncadella took over, leaving the car classified 38th. Gounon later said on Instagram he was “heartbroken” and needed time away to process the loss, while the #80 Mercedes driven by Maro Engel, Luca Stolz, Fabian Schiller and Maxime Martin took victory.
Max Verstappen says he will try to return to the Nurburgring 24 Hours in 2027 after the #3 Winward Racing-run Mercedes-AMG GT3 lost the lead when an ABS issue led to vibrations and driveshaft damage. Verstappen said: "Of course. I will for sure try. It depends a bit on my schedule, but let's first enjoy now."
Team Verstappen’s bid to win the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours was effectively ended when the #3 Mercedes hit a driveshaft problem shortly after Max Verstappen handed over to Dani Juncadella. The car, which had been leading a Winward Racing 1-2 with under four hours remaining, slowed on Juncadella’s third lap and limped back to the pits before being pushed into the garage for inspection. The driveshaft issue was later confirmed and the #3 has dropped to ninth, handing the lead to the sister #80 Mercedes with Maro Engel at the wheel.
Toto Wolff says Mercedes’ junior programme has been “quite diligent” in developing Kimi Antonelli, after the Italian’s record-breaking start to the 2026 season. Wolff said: "The junior programme is quite diligent, and if you look at his junior trajectory from mini karts all the way to F2, you see the pace and the speed. Then it just needs the development, and we have given him that last year to make mistakes. And there's more to come, but he has good speed [and] character traits."
Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane says Liam Lawson needs to eliminate small mistakes and improve his consistency, despite scoring points in two of the opening four rounds of the season. Permane said: "What he needs to do, and what he is doing so far, is eliminate mistakes. We can't be qualifying third on the grid one weekend and then out in Q1 the following weekend, that sort of thing. I'd much rather he works on… not worked on the absolute pace, because I think that's there – it's working on the consistency, which he's doing."
Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue said Formula 1 has a “huge opportunity” to keep growing in the United States, after Apple took over the championship’s US broadcasting rights from 2026. Eddy Cue said: "My viewpoint around it is there is a huge amount of growth. It's a much younger audience than any sport. Female participation is way up – both young and female on Apple is way up. ... It's grown from zero, so it's grown a lot. But it has a lot of room to grow... It's not a 10% or 20%. I think it's a 'how many times X can we grow it over the years?'"
Jenson Button said Ross Brawn was Honda’s “saviour” after what he described as a “disaster” 2007 season, with Brawn’s arrival at the end of that year giving the team a needed lift. Button said: "He walked down the middle aisle, and there he was at the front, and he was our saviour. He was the person who was going to come in and save us from the disastrous 2007."
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